Join solidarity event at Handy Chapel About a year ago, following the death of George Floyd, a small group of white Christians announced in this space that they would stand silently in front of the Handy Chapel for 8 minutes and 46 seconds â the time it took for Mr. Floyd to be killed. They did stand to confess their inaction and apathy towards their Black brothers and sisters who are living in America feeling like second-class citizens. Much to our surprise, we were joined by about 70 other people, including African Americans. A frequent writer to the Editor chided us for doing too little and doing it too late. We agreed with him.